BYRDIE GREEN THE GOLDEN THRUSH STRIKES!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1966                            PRST 7503 

Byrdie Green (born 1936) was a Jazz and R&B singer born in Detroit, Michigan.

The daughter of a Baptist minister, she sang first in her father's church. 

Later she went to New York and performed in clubs. Around 1965, she was 

hired by organist Johnny "Hammond" Smith and recorded albums for 

Prestige Records, Roulette Records, & Twentieth Century Fox. 

She also cut a few 45rpm records.

credits:

Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Gene Walker

Drums – John Harris (8)

Electric Bass, Bass Guitar – Jimmy Lewis (2)

Guitar – Eddie Diehl

Organ – Johnny "Hammond" Smith*

Trumpet – Virgil Jones

Vocals – Byrdie Green

Arranged By, Conductor – Johnny Hammond

Producer – Cal Lampley

Recorded By, Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder

NYC, July 6, 1966

tracks list:

A1 In The Dark

Written-By – Green*

4:00

A2 Goin' Out Of My Head

Written-By – Weinstein*, Randazzo*

3:00

A3 Hurt

Written-By – Jacobs*, Crane*

4:05

A4 Gin House Blues

Written-By – Henderson*, Troy*

5:48

B1 How Long Blues

Written-By – Enberg*, Carr*

3:08

B2 Falling In Love With Love

Written-By – Hart*, Rodgers*

3:45

B3 The Shadow Of Your Smile

Written-By – Mandel*, Webster*

3:40

B4 Hurt So Bad

Written-By – Hart*, Wilding*, Randazzo*

2:30

B5 Somebody Groovy

Written-By – Phillips

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